17.33 Libyan rebels have been coordinating their attacks using a Canadian-made, unmanned surveillance aircraft, the drones manufacturer claims.
David Kroetsch, the chief executive of the manufacturer, Aeryon Labs, said in an interview that his company was first approached by a representative of the Libyan Transitional National Council early in June, after members of the group searching the Web saw the company’s surveillance aircraft — essentially a tiny, four-rotor helicopter dangling a pod carrying stabilized-image day- and night-vision cameras.
“They knew that they needed air support of some kind because they were fighting blind on the ground,” Mr. Kroetsch said. “But they couldn’t afford helicopters.”
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This is a video which Aeyron says shows the drone in action.